Obituaries

Dr. Charles T. Brown Jr., 85, Afton, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, surrounded by his loved ones after a fall resulting in a subdural hematoma.
A celebration of life will be at the Willwerscheid Funeral Home, 1167 Grand Ave, St. Paul, on Saturday, Dec. 9, with visitation from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a...

Elda E. Trisko, 89, Luverne, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills.
A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial will be at St. Catherine’s Cemetery in Luverne. A visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at the...

Gary Robert Koontz, 74, Greeley, Colorado, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017.
Celebration of life will be at Resurrection Church, 6602 E. Crossroads Blvd, Loveland, Colorado. Internment is at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
He is survived by his wife, Lucy; sisters Amelie Carlson and...

Russell F. Van Voorst, 71, Luverne, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, at the Good Samaritan Society-Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne from esophageal cancer.
A funeral service was Saturday, Dec. 2, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.
Russell Van Voorst was...

Esther Viola Petersen, 96, Luverne, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society-Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne.
Esther Drost was born on Jan. 27, 1921, to Frank and Sena (Meester) Drost on the family farm near Ash Creek. She was baptized and confirmed at the State Line Presbyterian...

Suzanne Louise “Sue” Buffington, 86, Luverne, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center.
A funeral Mass was Tuesday, Dec. 5, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne with burial in the St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne.
Suzanne Stuckey was born Sept. 23, 1931, to...

Tracey Lee Hoag, 41, rural Steen, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, as the result of an automobile accident.
A memorial service was Monday, Dec. 4, at the Living Rock Church in Luverne. A private committal of cremains will be at a later date.
Tracey Nohr was born April 5, 1976, to Darryl and Sandy (...

LaMoyne Franklin “Sam” Polzin, 86, Luverne, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society-Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne.
A funeral service was Monday, Dec. 4, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.
Sam was born on June 2, 1931, to Frank and...

LeRoy William Luitjens, 93, Luverne, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at his home.
A funeral service was Friday, Dec. 1, at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. Burial with full military honors was in the Worthington Memorial Garden cemetery.
LeRoy Luitjens was born June 10, 1924, to Henry and...

Russell Van Voorst, 71, Luverne, died Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, under hospice care at the Good Samaritan Society–Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne.
A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial with military honors will follow at Maplewood...